House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin plan to talk today. Plus, the Tokyo Stock Exchange outage. And, amid the legal battle over TikTok and WeChat, a look at the hurdles U.S. tech firms face in China.

A technical glitch stops trading for a full day on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Will Golden Week in China give domestic tourism a boost? A new book called “Bear Markets and Beyond” explores the wild world of financial jargon.

Airlines are warning of layoffs coming soon if they don’t get more aid. Plus, private companies added more jobs than expected in September. And, who will get a safe COVID-19 vaccine when?

You know, amid all that badgering and cross-talk. Plus, Disney announces that 28,000 people will lose their jobs. And, in this year of COVID, the economic crisis is putting even more pressure on low-income and first-generation college students.

Global markets struggle for direction after a fiery first debate. Will Africa be left behind if a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available? Venezuela highlights the huge impact of U.S. sanctions on its foreign currency earnings.

For some couples, COVID travel restrictions have them choosing between keeping their jobs and seeing their loved ones. Plus, how are markets looking on the day of the first presidential debate?

The supply chain for distributing a vaccine that works may depend on super-cold refrigerators. Plus, a suspected ransomware attack on the computers of Universal Health Services, one of largest hospital chains. And, an update on the still-struggling hotel industry.

Plus, countries in East Asia and the Pacific region could see first rise in poverty in 20 years. And, President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines challenges Facebook over accounts linked to the nation’s police and military that were taken down.

Although their reasons for why might differ. Plus, gun sales in the U.S. have been way up, but the nation’s oldest gun-maker filed for bankruptcy. And, attention to the U.S. tax code after new reporting on President Trump’s returns.